ABSTRACT
The collection of food is without any doubt the most important of the arts of life, and one which forms the basis of labour in any society. There are, however, other arts of life, even among the most primitive savages. The preparation of food comes only second in importance to the actual collection of the raw material. It also holds a particular position in the study of archceology. A very large number of primitive peoples are, however, in possession of certain types of pottery, an almost indestructible material and therefore of the greatest value to the arcaeologist. The primitive hunters of the far north, even before they have reached a pastoral stage of development, make use of dogs for transport, a type that is limited to the northern part of the American continent, where it has been adopted by the white man, and to certain parts of Northern Asia.
